The Savannah is a special place in Trinidad. It is a park, a soccer ground, a green space.It is right in the center of the city and to go around it , you need to drive its circular shape. My guide said it was the largest traffic circle in the world.
The land was originally owned by a French family, the Peshiers, who gave it to the city in the late 1800's. Former French land with a very British name. Trinidad was a Spanish colony from the time Christopher Colombus landed in 1498 until 1802 when it was ceded to the British. Somewhere along the line, French immigrants arrived and today they form the second largest group of ex-pats after the British.
The Savannah attracts joggers, strollers and coconut drinkers who can select from many different vendors along the "traffic circle".
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